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Internal Auditor
Wave Mobile Money
Posted 4 months agoDakar, Senegal
Location
Dakar, Senegal
Job Type
Full-time
Experience
Mid-Level
Category
General
Job Description
We're making Africa the first cashless continent.
In 2017, over half the population in Sub-Saharan Africa had no bank account. That's for good reason—the fees are too high, the closest branch can be miles away, and nobody takes cards. Without access to financial institutions, people are forced to keep their savings under the mattress. Small business owners rely on lenders who charge extortionate rates. Parents spend hours waiting in line to pay school fees in cash.
We're solving this by building financial services that just work: no account fees, instantly available, and accepted everywhere. In places where electricity, water and roads don't always work, you can still send money with Wave. In 2017, we launched a mobile app in Senegal for cash deposit, withdrawal, and peer-to-peer and business payments. Now, we have millions of users across 9 countries and are growing fast.
Our goal is to make Africa the first cashless continent and that's where you come in...
We're looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Internal Auditor to ensure our operations meet the highest standards of compliance, efficiency, and risk management. In this role, you'll lead audit missions, provide valuable insights to strengthen internal controls, and help foster a culture of accountability as we scale rapidly. With a focus on continuous improvement, you'll report directly to the Audit Committee and play a key role in driving operational excellence across the organization.
In this role, you'll;
Are intellectually curious, creative in the way you go about tackling problems, and embrace failure as a means to spark innovation and growth.
We have a rapidly growing in-country team in Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso, The Gambia, Uganda, Niger, Sierra Leone, and Cameroon plus remote team members spread across the world.
We're deeply passionate about our mission of bringing radically affordable financial services to the people who need them most.
We foster autonomy for our employee
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Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of experience in risk management, internal audit, or related fields in a bank/financial institution.
- A secondary degree in Finance, Accounting, Risk Management, Business & Economics, or a comparable field.
- Have excellent analytical skills and a taste for in-depth technical investigation.
- Fluent in French and English.
- Proven experience with an international company or have worked internationally.
- Proven experience in Mobile Money or the financial sector.
- Strong internal fraud and/or compliance knowledge will also be an added advantage.
- Have a strong track record of collaborating and partnering with cross-functional teams.
- Have a strong ability to perform multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a rapidly changing environment.
- Function well under pressure and in high-stress environments.
- Love owning projects - you're autonomous yet know when to escalate problems.
- Are comfortable defaulting to over-communication and overreaching in coordination.
- Know how to maintain confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information.
- Adjust quickly to changing priorities and conditions while managing time factors.
- Are result-driven with a "Get it done" mindset.
- We are on Y Combinator's top c
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a comprehensive internal audit plan based on the company's objectives and risks.
- Conduct internal audits to evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls and compliance with policies and procedures.
- Review financial, operational, and compliance processes to identify control weaknesses or areas for improvement.
- Conduct thorough investigations into suspected fraud, misconduct, or irregularities within the organization.
- Prepare investigative reports, recommend corrective actions, an